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Markforged tips ‘just in place’ to replace ‘just in time’ in Australian manufacturing

AU Manufacturing

The expression “supply chain issues” is familiar to all Australians, from the manufacturer whose production line has stalled awaiting parts from an overseas supplier to the housewife walking past empty shelves in her local supermarket. Carbon fibre-strengthened printed metals can be three times as strong as aluminium. .

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Markforged tips ‘just in place’ to replace ‘just in time’ in Australian manufacturing

Manufacturer's Monthly

The expression “supply chain issues” is familiar to all Australians, from the manufacturer whose production line has stalled awaiting parts from an overseas supplier to the housewife walking past empty shelves in her local supermarket. Carbon fibre-strengthened printed metals can be three times as strong as aluminium.

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What is supply chain?

Fastener News Desk

The supply chain is the interconnected journey that raw materials, components, and goods take before their assembly and sale to customers. McKinsey & Company – Listen to the article: What is supply chain? In contrast, a value chain encompasses all the individual steps that are taken to create a marketable product.

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ABB to Invest $280 million in Its European Robotics hub in Sweden

Fabricating & Metal Work

Our Robotics Campus will help us to serve our customers more efficiently and support new and existing sectors like automotive, electronics, logistics, healthcare, e-commerce and pharmaceuticals to unlock the full potential of automation.”

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Made in the USA - Season 2 Episode 6: Why, and How, Hardinge is Reshoring Machine Tool Production

Modern Machine Shop

Jeremy Michael, Global Director of Product Management : At that time we were building, I want to say 30 different machine models in Taiwan. I almost ran my car off the road, when you look at the supply chain, and be able to say, hey, each region, every country in the world today, we need to make sure that we secure our own interests.

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Manufacturing PMI® at 47.6%; August 2023 Manufacturing ISM® Report On Business®

Fastener News Desk

Sentiment improved regarding manufacturing lead times, although they remain at elevated levels. We’re continuing to ship to max capacity, with supply constraints still a real part of our day-to-day business operations.” Logistics stabilized and costs are matching 2019.

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Norm Fasteners Celebrating 50 Years & Three Generations

Fastener News Desk

Through our production capacity, quality, innovative human resources perspective that we built on our values, and the technology that we develop every year, we have become the leading company of Turkey in our primary field of fasteners sector. We are among the top 5 in Europe and the top 12 in the world.